FC Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 37′RB Leipzig, penalty goal:0–1Penalty
- 45+4′RB Leipzig, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed
- Half-time0 – 1
- 51′FC Schalke 04, yellow card:
- 57′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 61′RB Leipzig, substitution:off
- 68′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 76′RB Leipzig, substitution:off
- 76′RB Leipzig, substitution:off
- 78′RB Leipzig, goal:0–2assist
- 83′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 83′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 85′RB Leipzig, substitution:off
- 85′RB Leipzig, substitution:off
- 86′FC Schalke 04, yellow card:
- Full-time0 – 2
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Match report
RB Leipzig beat Schalke 2-0 to climb into Bundesliga top four
RB Leipzig won 2-0 at FC Schalke 04 in a Bundesliga matchday eight fixture at the VELTINS-Arena, a result that lifted them from sixth to fourth and left the home side 16th on six points. Antonio Nusa decided the opening half from the penalty spot, and Rômulo added a second in the closing stages.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nusa converted from the spot in the 37th minute to make it 1-0, and that was how it stayed until the interval. Schalke offered little going forward after the restart, and Leipzig kept pressing for a second. It arrived in the 78th minute, when Nusa turned provider and Rômulo finished to make it 2-0.
Leipzig were far the more threatening side, taking 18 shots to 6 and putting 10 of them on target against Schalke's one, while holding 60% of possession. Schalke were fortunate not to concede more, and their goalkeeper Loris Karius was among the busiest players on the pitch. Schalke are now without a win in six games.
Leipzig now sit nine points clear of the hosts in the table. Next up for Martín Demichelis's side is a home game against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, while Schalke travel to 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Antonio Nusa scored the penalty that broke the deadlock and set up Rômulo for the second, earning the highest rating of any player on the pitch at 8.7. Loris Karius was Schalke's best performer with a rating of 8.15 in defeat.
Leipzig put 10 of their 18 shots on target, compared with one from six for Schalke.
RB Leipzig won 2–0 away against FC Schalke 04 (half-time 0–1).
FC Schalke 04 met RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Saturday, 31 October 2026, 14:30 UTC at VELTINS-Arena. Referee: Max Burda. Attendance: 61,581.
Team pages: FC Schalke 04 · RB Leipzig · Bundesliga
Key moments
- 37' Goal (penalty): Antonio Nusa — 0–1 · Watch Antonio Nusa's goal video (37')
- 78' Goal: Rômulo (assist: Antonio Nusa) — 0–2 · Watch Rômulo's goal video (78')
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FC Schalke 04 (4-3-2-1)
RB Leipzig (4-5-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC Schalke 04 18%, the draw 21%, RB Leipzig 61%. It finished FC Schalke 04 0–2 RB Leipzig.
RB Leipzig's strength gap drives a clear lead — We give RB Leipzig 61% mainly because they sit 274 points higher on our strength rating, 1763 to 1489, which outweighs the usual home advantage FC Schalke 04 start with. The draw sits at 21%, close to the usual rate for a gap this size, nudged slightly lower because both sides' own recent games average 3.0 goals.
Why RB Leipzig at 61%?
RB Leipzig sit 274 points higher on our strength rating — 1763 to 1489. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge on the road won 65.7% of 6,310 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 19–22–59.
Why only 61%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 61% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 21% and FC Schalke 04 at 18%.
Why is the draw only 21%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 20.9%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,247.
What did we measure but not count?
FC Schalke 04 are newly promoted — game 8 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides are said to struggle, but our rating already carries most of it: across 3,012 first-ten games since 2016 they won 26.8% where the rating expected 28.1% — inside the noise band, below it in six of the ten full seasons we hold and about level last season. Out: Soufiane El-Faouzi, a star player, Moussa Sylla, an important player, and Robin Gosens, on a provisional rating. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the FC Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Antonio Nusa's goal against FC Schalke 04 (37').
- Watch Rômulo's goal against FC Schalke 04 (78').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from FC Schalke 04 0–2 RB Leipzig. Explore more on the FC Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig team pages or the Bundesliga page.